PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0155525 May 19, 2016, 1 / 11
Consolidated Guidelines
Geneva, 2016
The End TB Strategy
Guidelines
Key Populations
UNAIDS 2016 / Meeting Report
2016 Update
Key population
There is an urgent need for safer, simpler, more efficacious and accessible treatment regimens for all forms of TB. The development of Target Product Profiles for TB treatment regimens (referred to as Target Regimen Profiles or TRPs) seeks to guide the drug development process towards important regi...men characteristics corresponding to the needs of end-users.
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Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some of those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic a...rthritis) that leads to joint deformations and disability. People with psoriasis are also reported to be at increased risk of developing other serious clinical conditions such as cardiovascular and other NCDs
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In Numbers
2.1 million affected people, of which 894,000 are children.
1.4 million people require humanitarian assistance.
806,000 people severely food insecure.
Research Article
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0164619 October 13, 2016
Technical Report
AIDS Medicines and diagnostics service
September 2016
A long and healthy life for all South Africans